Chukwunonso Enekebe Prof Eric Benjamin Psychology 102 03/05/2013 Article Analysis Paper College Students and Alcohol consumption in Colleges in America Alcohol consumption by college students today is extremely high compared to in the late 1900s (Wechsler et al., 2002). Furthermore, alcohol consumption or misuse is a major issue on college campuses in the United States. Every year, at least 40%-45% of college students engage in heavy drinking (Wechsler et al., 2002). And 12% to 31% of colleges students qualify for a clinical diagnosis of alcohol abuse, and of that, 6% qualify for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence (Knight et al., 2002;) .The literature on alcohol suggest a correlation between problematic
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Argumentative Against Adderall Meghan L. Gonzales COH318 Drug Use and Abuse October 31, 2014 National University Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Argumentative Against Adderall The most highly abused prescription drug in today’s society is dextroamphetamine, or as most people know it as, Adderall. Although this drug is meant to cure Attention Deficit-Hypoactive Disorder, it is unfortunately easily obtained. The statistics for children and teenagers that have been diagnosed with ADHD is around 5 million and they are all between the ages of 6 and 17, and the number is rising drastically (NCHS, 2011). There are no neurological evidences to
Alcoholics were more likely to beat their wives and children and cause havoc upon the city (“The Problem of Pain Relief”). Morphine addicts were quiet and reclusive. Morphine became known as G.O.M. through out America, which means Gods Own Medicine (The Columbia Encyclopedia). For doctors during the Civil War this was a complete blessing.
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Regardless of good faith effort or not, the end result is often the same and there’s a link between health care providers and addiction. Deaths by prescription drug overdoses, rather intentional or accidental, have become alarmingly high. This cycle not only affects the patients who become an addict. It also affects patients who are denied adequate treatment of pain. It affects the people who are afraid of addiction and therefore won’t take pain medication when prescribed for fear of addiction.